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Things You Should Know

The images and pictures in this manual are for reference only and may vary from the

product you received depending on specific hardware models, third party
components and software versions.

This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. Always use a grounded wrist strap

when working with the system.

Do not touch any IC chip, lead, connector or other components.

Always unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the

mainboard or when confuguring pins and switches.

Packing List

KX550

mainboard

IDE

Cable

Serial ATA Cable

I/O

Bracket

KX550 Setup Driver & Mainboard User Manual CD

KX550 Mainboard Quick Installation Guide

Symbols

Attention- Important Information

Follow the procedures below…

Troubleshooting Tips

Refer to other sections in this manual…

Summary of Contents for KX550

Page 1: ...ment are registered by their respective owner Disclaimer We make no warranty of any kind with regard to the content of this user s manual The content is subject to change without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and f...

Page 2: ...DIA nForce 550 Supports Socket AM2 AMD AthlonTM 64 FX AthlonTM 64 x2 Dual Core AthlonTM 64 SempronTM Processor User Manual Dimensions ATX Form Factor 210 mm x 295 mm W x L Operating System Windows Vista XP 2000 ...

Page 3: ...p when working with the system Do not touch any IC chip lead connector or other components Always unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard or when confuguring pins and switches Packing List KX550 mainboard IDE Cable Serial ATA Cable I O Bracket KX550 Setup Driver Mainboard User Manual CD KX550 Mainboard Quick Installation Guide Symbols Attention Important Informat...

Page 4: ...4 8 Back Panel Configuration 10 Connectors 12 Front Panel Headers JW_FP PWRLED SPEAK 13 Headers Jumpers 14 Audio Configuration 16 Slots 17 Power Supply Attachments 18 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SETUP 19 INTRODUCTION 19 KEY FUNCTION 19 MAIN MENU 20 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE SETUP 22 SOFTWARE LIST 22 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 22 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 26 APPENDIX I 8 6 4 2 CHANNEL AUDIO EFFECT SETUP 29 APPENDIX II RAID...

Page 5: ... slots for use with standard PCI expansion cards are also allowed The KX550 provides one floppy disk drive connector that can be used with 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB 2 88MB drive It also has one IDE connector for two hard drives supporting Ultra ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE devices Moreover this mainboard comes with Serial ATA II support with six SATA II connectors which provide up to 3 Gbps data transfer ...

Page 6: ...y of 8GB Supports to use the 240 pin non ECC unbuffered DDR II 800 667 533 SDRAM Slots Four PCI Express interface slots for graphics cards and expansion cards One PCI E x16 slot supports up to x16 mode with 4 GB s one way bandwidth Two PCI E x1 slots supports up to x1 mode with 250 MB s one way bandwidth One Universal PCI E slot supports up to x8 mode with 2 GB s one way bandwidth Two PCI slots wi...

Page 7: ...s Four onboard USB 2 0 1 1 ports Three front USB headers come with this mainboard supporting six additional USB ports to be set Supports a maximum of ten USB 2 0 1 1 ports for compliant devices Onboard High Definition Audio CODEC ALC883 High performance Codec with high S N ratio 90 db Compatible with Azalia 1 0 specification Supports 8 6 4 2 channel playback capability Supports jack sensing and re...

Page 8: ...ode by keyboard or mouse touching Shadow RAM Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM BIOS Flash Memory Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function Monitors CPU Chassis Fan Speed Monitors CPU and system temperatures Monitors system voltages 5 ...

Page 9: ...Mainboard KX550 Configuration Layout of KX550 6 ...

Page 10: ... the diagonally cut corner on the rectangular shaped pattern of pinholes see diagram below left Match that corner with the gold triangle on the CPU see diagram below right and lower the CPU onto the socket The bottom of the CPU should be flush with the face of the socket 3 Lower the lever until it snaps back into position This will lock down the CPU 4 Smear thermal grease on top of the CPU Lower t...

Page 11: ...ered DDR II 800 PC2 6400 DDR II 667 PC2 5300 DDR II 533 PC2 4300 DDR II 400 PC2 3200 SDRAM and support to install a total memory capacity of 8GB Attention You can avoid damaging your CPU due to high temperatures with proper cooling equipment It is recommended that attach a cooling fan on top of your CPU Use the CPUFAN header to attach the fan cord On most fan power cord the black wire of the fan c...

Page 12: ...ween DIMM3 DIMM4 Same Density 128MB 256MB 512MB etc Same DRAM technology 128Mb 256Mb or 512Mb Same DRAM bus width x8 or x16 Same brand Same timing specifications Same DDR II speed Memory Installation Steps 1 Pull the white plastic tabs at both ends of the slot away from the slot 2 Match the notch on the RAM module with the corresponding pattern in the DIMM slot This will ensure that the module wil...

Page 13: ...B MS This mainboard provides a standard PS 2 mouse port and a PS 2 keyboard port You can attach mouse and keyboard for use directly USB Ports LAN Port USB1 USB LAN There are four onboard USB 2 0 1 1 ports on the back panel These USB ports are used to attach with USB devices such as keyboard mice and other USB supported devices There is also a 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN port available for you to...

Page 14: ...utput audio for the front speakers Mic In pink This port is for connecting to a microphone When the 8 6 4 2 channel audio system is enabled this port will be the input of your microphone Rear Surround out orange This port is only functional for the output of the surround sound rear speakers when the 8 6 4 2 channel audio driver is installed and enabled Center Subwoofer out black This port connects...

Page 15: ...bon cables In general two IDE devices can be attached onto one IDE connector If you attach two IDE HDD you must configure one drive as the master and the other one as the slave Serial ATA II Connector SATA1 2 3 4 5 6 The six SATA II connectors support up to 3 Gbps data transfer rates and one SATA connector only can attach one SATA HDD of each time using SATA cables This mainboard supports RAID 0 1...

Page 16: ... closed it will cause the mainboard to reset and run the POST Power On Self Test er on Switch Header PWRBTN This header can be attached to a power switch cable on your case front panel You can turn your system on or off by pressing the button attached to this power switch cable in Power LED Header PWR LED The mainboard provides a 2 pin power LED header If there is a 2 pin power LED cord on your ca...

Page 17: ...tach with a mic modem or other peripheral device IrDA Header IR The infrared sensing device attached to this header can support to provide wireless infrared You can transfer data connectionless to or from the portable device i e laptop PDA etc which with this header attached Front USB Headers USB1 2 3 This mainboard provides four onboard USB 1 1 2 0 ports back panel that attach to USB devices Ther...

Page 18: ...d 5V USB Power On Disable Default Pin 2 3 Closed 5VSB USB Power On Enabled Note Close stands for putting a jumper cap onto two header pins Keyboard Mouse USB Power On function Header JP1 PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse attached to the back panel can awaken the system from sleep mode In order to enable this functionality you must adjust the jumper caps on JP1 header as the table below JP1 Assignment 1...

Page 19: ...ystem and disconnect the AC power cable 2 Set JBAT header to OFF 2 3 Closed 3 Wait several seconds 4 Set JBAT header to ON 1 2 closed 5 Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system 6 Reset your new password Audio Configuration CD ROM Audio In Connector CDIN The CD IN connector is used to attach an audio cable to audio devices such as CD ROMs DVD ROMs etc Front Panel Audio Header AUDIO If you...

Page 20: ...PE1 slot is the PCI Express x16 interface slot which can be supported up to x16 mode It is recommended that you insert a graphics card onto the PE1 slot which the interface is capable for PCI E x16 specification Universal PCI Express Interface slot PE4 The PE4 slot is the PCI Express x8 interface slot which can be supported up to x8 mode You can insert an expansion card which the interface is capa...

Page 21: ... system is powered on These power connectors support several power management functions such as the instant power on function The connector pins are described below Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PW_ON 20 5V 9 5V standby voltage 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V ATXPWR 12 3 3V 24 Groun...

Page 22: ...document may vary slightly with the version installed in your system Key Function In general you can use the arrow keys to highlight options press Enter to select use the PgUp and PgDn keys to change entries press F1 for help and press Esc to quit The following table provides more detail about how to navigate within the BIOS Setup program Keystroke Function Up arrow Move to previous option Down ar...

Page 23: ...s of Award special enhanced features dvanced Chipset Features Include all the adjustable items of chipset special features tegrated Peripherals Include all onboard peripherals ower Management Setup Include all the adjustable items of Green function features iscellaneous Control It is for you to specify settings for Miscellaneous Control such as the CPU clock and frequency ratio ...

Page 24: ...le password It allows you to limit access to the system and or BIOS setup oad Optimized Defaults It can load the preset system parameter values to set the system in its best performance configurations oad Standard Defaults It can load the preset system parameter values to set the system in its stable performance configurations ave Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup xit With...

Page 25: ... ll see the screen as the picture below There are several driver buttons displayed in the Driver Menu screen and you can click on the drivers to install Category Platform NVIDIA Chipset Driver Windows Vista XP 2000 Realtek LAN Driver Windows Vista XP 2000 Realtek Audio Driver Windows Vista XP 2000 The pictures shown below are for your reference only The version of the software you received and sho...

Page 26: ...or Windows Vista Driver For Windows XP 64bit Driver Attention Before you install the Realtek Audio Driver on Windows XP 64bit operating system please go to the Microsoft website to install the update for enabling HD Audio ...

Page 27: ...Mainboard KX550 24 For Windows XP 32bit Driver For Windows 2000 Driver ...

Page 28: ...work Realtek Audio Driver provides the driver for being able to input output audio 2 Click on the User Manual button you can choose the manual to read Attention Before you read manuals you must install the driver of Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 to browse PDF files 3 If you click the Browse CD button you can browse all the files in the Driver CD 25 ...

Page 29: ... drive is active but system seems hung Causes Memory DIMM is partially dislodged from the slot on the mainboard Solutions 1 Power Down 2 Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until the module snaps into place blem 3 System does not boot from the hard disk drive but can be booted from the CD ROM drive Causes 1 Connector between hard drive and system board unplugged 2 Damage...

Page 30: ...alvageable data Then performs low level format partition and then a high level format the hard drive Re install all saved data when completed blem 6 Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Causes Incorrect information entered into the BIOS setup program Solutions Review system s equipment Reconfigure the system blem 7 The Screen is blank Causes No power to monitor Solutions Check...

Page 31: ...able not connected properly Solutions Check hard drive cable blem 13 Cannot boot the system after installing a second hard drive Causes 1 Master slave jumpers not set correctly 2 Hard drives are not compatible different manufacturers Solutions 1 Set master slave jumpers correctly 2 Run SETUP program and select the correct drive types Call drive manufacturers for possible compatibility problems wit...

Page 32: ...on you can see the screen like the picture below 3 You can choose 2 4 6 or 8 channels by your speakers 4 You can click the Auto test button to test your audio devices To take advantage of 8 Channel Audio Effects you must use audio software that supports this functionality You must also make sure your software is specifically configured for 8 Channel Audio Effect supoort ...

Page 33: ... Striping does not provide fault tolerance The minimum number of hard drives for RAID 0 is 2 isk Mirroring RAID 1 With Disk Mirroring there are redundant disks that mirror the primary disks Data that is written to the primary disks are also written to the redundant disks This redundancy provides fault tolerant protection from a single disk failure If a read write failure occurs on one drive the sy...

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